[Rhodes22-list] Non-sailing Spouses (was Vancouver, BC)

[Ronald Lipton]

My wife simply gets seasick.  She turns green when she steps on the 
boat.  We used to agree
she would try to sail once a year, but I have even given up on that.  On 
the other hand my
(now grown) kids are avid sailors.  In fact my son spent part of the 
last two years crewing
on tall ships in California. He takes the boat often when he is in 
town.  My daughter also
likes to sail.  There are not many things you can share with kids after 
they become teenagers
and sailing is one of the best.


Ron


Metaphor wrote:
> hparsons wrote:
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>> I'm curious, why is she a "decidedly non-sailing wife"?
>>
>> 1 Decidedly non-sailing
>> 2 Ambivalent about sailing
>> 3 Enjoys sailing
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>> If your spouse is in category 1 or 2, what is it about the sport that 
>> keeps them from moving up a level? If they are in 2 or 3, what are you 
>> doing that keeps them from moving down a level?
>>
>> Face it, if your spouse or SO participates in your hobby, whatever it 
>> is, you will get to enjoy it more. If he/she does not, you'll often be 
>> faced with the decision of leave them behind or leave the sport behind. 
>> Neither is a good choice.
>>
>>
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> My wife and share a lot of interests, but we also have other interests that
> don't coincide.  We both are relatively outdoorsy people. She's just not
> interested in sailing, but is very encouraging about my own participation in
> the sport.  She's been out a couple of times, and we regularly hike and sea
> kayak together.  It's just not her thing, and I respect that, so, other than
> the occasional offer to go sailing once in a while, I don't push it.  I've
> never felt that I lose something if she's not there, and I've never been
> pressed to leave sailing behind.
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